// I've actually always been a morning person. I like to wake up early so I have time to start my mornings without having to rush and waking up early is also an easy way to add more time to your days. Usually I'm most effective in the mornings and that's why the am hours were the best time for me to study for example for exams. I know that especially during this time of the year many people are struggling with mornings, so I decided to share my five tips that make me want to wake up and actually like mornings.

1. Herää joka päivä samaan aikaan // Wake up at the same time every day

// Yes, including weekends. By waking up always at the same time your body learns the new rhythm quite easily and soon it will wake up by itself even before your alarm goes off. I've heard that on weekends and days off your body tolerates waking up about an hour later without disturbing your sleep pattern, but longer than that will already affect your body and the next night's sleep. So I also recommend going to sleep always approximately at the same time so your body learns and adjusts to the suitable sleep pattern.

// I think I can count the times I've hit the snooze button with one hand! Snoozing makes me feel sluggish and inefficient so I just prefer turning my alarm off just that one and first time and not crawl back under my duvet to continue sleeping.

// This is probably a bit of an extension of that snoozing part but indeed, when the alarm clock starts to make noises just get up and don't stay in bed for half an hour scrolling through Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter. It's way easier to get out of bed when you do it right after waking up and save the Instagram scroll for example to be done with a cup of coffee ;)

// Coffee leads us conveniently to breakfast :D A good breakfast is a good start for the day and it gives energy actually for the whole remaining day. With a good breakfast I mean not only healthy but also one that tastes good. My personal favorite is still oatmeal, I just can't get enough of it. Mornings feel much more pleasant when you actually use time for eating breakfast and not only stuff your mouth with a piece of bread while putting a coat on.

// Had someone already brewed coffee? Have you just bought a new mascara that makes your lashes look at least a meter long and you look forward to using every morning? Does your cleanser lather up perfectly or had you planned out a really good looking outfit the night before that you're excited to wear? These are the little everyday things that nonetheless make your mornings much more enjoyable. So enjoy those and a pleasant morning and a good start for the new day is guaranteed.

// So these are the things that affect my good feeling in the mornings! Of course sometimes I have those mornings that everything seems to go wrong, but that's life and usually the next day is better already. It would be also nice to hear what do you do to make your mornings more easy?

// This is the outfit from last Friday, my first school day in October. I decided to wear my trench again and I have to say that it really does look good to me in all its classiness! I can't understand why I once didn't like any coats that even closely reminded me of a trench. I thought mum's trench coat was almost ugly. But it was some time ago and during these few years my style has definitely evolved and matured.

This Autumn I've been more into skirts and dresses and I'd like to put either one on far more often than before. Particularly leather skirts look really good in my opinion and luckily I have one in my own closet as well. I especially like the zipper details and the cut of this skirt, which make the front of the skirt a tiny bit longer than the backside. The length of the hem in a skirt is still a shorter one like this or a full on maxi for me, somehow I'm not just feeling the midi, at least not yet. But we'll see about that for example next spring, it might very well be that then I'm not wearing any other lengths than midi :D Originally I wasn't planning wearing this fluffy sweater with the skirt but when I remembered that in our school the air conditioning works quite well I decided to wear a little warmer top. But then of course there wasn't as cold as usually on Friday but at least I didn't have to be cold! And that sweater does feel so soft and lovely on the skin.

// The world is full of amazing products and I feel like my wishlist becomes longer day by day. Especially when it comes to make up and skin care I constantly come across products I would love to try out. Fortunately my mind forbids me to spend all my money on new make up so I actually end up buying new products quite rarely, mostly when I really need something. For this post I made a wishlist of six things, excluding all the make up and skin care as those alone would make such a long list that no one would manage to read through :D

// Grey wool coat: Recently I've been really into different coats, but I guess that's not so surprising as I have to have some kind of a jacket or coat on for the most of the year. I actually ordered one last week, but I would more than happily welcome a gray wool coat to my jacket/coat selection. I spotted just the perfect one at the R/H store last Saturday when we we're there because of school and I fell completely in love with it. Checking the price tag basically broke my heart but I comfort myself with the thought that in reality the coat maybe wouldn't have even suited me.

// Beautiful poster: A little decorating enthusiasm has lifted its head recently and I would like to renovate my whole room. There's no point in doing that anymore but little by little I collect ideas for my own future home. I've been seeing posters like this a lot lately and I definitely have to get one as well when I move to my own place! In my opinion this more issues than Vogue text is amazing, but I've also fallen in love with the little coffee guide posters. That one would be a perfect fit into kitchen!

// New perfume: It's been ages since I bought a new perfume but now I'm starting to feel like it's finally time to get a new one. I've used up some old ones and some I've just given forward so getting a new fragrance would be justified ;) The past few weeks I have often been at the Clean counter sniffing their scents and this Shower Fresh is definitely my favorite. As the name suggests, the scent is fresh and lovely and would suit well for my everyday use.

// Acne Pistol boots: I've been drooling after these Acne Pistol boots for years and I still think they're just the perfect pair of boots! Classic and timeless and you really could wear them with almost any outfit.

// Acne Canada scarf: Also Acne Canada scarf has been on my lust list for a long time, but my colour preference has changed from time to time. First I definitely wanted a burgundy one, then it was navy, then probably burgundy again but now this grey one has been on my list for the longest time. I wouldn't combine this grey scarf with that grey coat but with all the other jacket and coats this would suit really well! Grey is absolutely one of my favorite colors nowadays, it's such a beautiful and tranquil colour.

// Scented candles: When the Autumn arrives I guess most of us start lighting up candles again and I'm no exception. Even though candles as such create the lovely atmosphere for a dark Autumn evening, scented candles make me feel even more cosy and calm. Some incredible smelling candle by Diptyque or Jo Malone would of course be a dream but I guess after all I wouldn't dare to burn them :D But then they would at least be a beautiful decoration detail for the rest of my life haha!

Mitä kaikkea teidän toivelistalta löytyy?
// What do you have on your wishlist?

// This Autumn I've been wearing lipsticks more than ever and all my lip glosses have been left aside. Although nowadays most of the time I'm wearing just some lip balm, but when I feel like putting more effort into my make up I reach for lipstick instead of gloss. I think there wasn't a day in comprehensive school and high school that I didn't have a touch of lip gloss on my lips, but now when most of my time is spent at work or at home I usually don't feel like putting anything more than lip balm on. Anyway, these are the three lipsticks I've been using the most during this Autumn.

// Okay, I'm also really surprised that this vibrant berry coloured, almost purple lipstick is one of my favourites! My style is usually so muted, that I never would have guessed that I would even wear something like this at all. However, now I've been gently patting this on my lips every time I've felt like my face needs a little bit of extra colour. I'm still too scared to use this properly, but when I just lightly pat this on it gives just enough colour without making me feel like you can see my lips from kilometers distance.

// This is definitely the my lips but better -shade for me. So the result is very natural, and to be honest the shade really doesn't differ that much from the colour of my own lips. An excellent nude lipstick for everyday wear, that still adds that little something to the lips. This also feels really good and moisturizing on my lips, almost like I'm wearing just some lip balm.

// This is my first and so far my only MAC lipstick, but this will definitely not be the last one! This is also from the more natural and subtle end, and suits well for my day-to-day use. But compared to that nude Lumene lipstick above this is definitely distinguishable on my lips. The colour is slightly more pink on the lips but doesn't create any kind of barbie-effect. Angel is part of MAC's Frost line so this has a little bit of glitter, but the glint is quite unnoticeable. The glitter just makes the light reflect beautifully rather than making your lips shine like a disco ball.

// Sometimes you get that feeling that you want to wear just the basics of the basics in your wardrobe and not play around with your clothes that much. I had that kind of feeling some time ago and hey, is there anything more "basic" than blue jeans, white t-shirt and a leather jacket? I doubt that but they look good together and maybe that's why they're considered the wardrobe staples. Blue jeans and white shirt really is a combination that never lets you down. Although wearing just the jeans and a white shirt give me too much Finnish girl -vibes, but when you break the color combination with something else it looks instantly a lot better in my opinion! This time I brightened up the basics with a leopard scarf and a fringe bag, that both enliven the outfit a bit. In my opinion that little fringe bag is super cute, too bad it's my sister's and she wasn't to eager to lend it for me... I think I have to wait until she gets bored with it and then steal it into my own wardrobe ;) By the way, it was quite refreshing to walk around with just a small bag that fits only the absolute necessities inside compared to carrying half of my belongings with me like I usually do.

// Last weekend I got my first touch into the backstage of the fashion world when I worked as a dresser at a fashion show styled by Teri Niitti at the I love me trade fair. The weekend started on the Thursday evening with a fitting and a rehearsal, and continued all the way to the Sunday evening when it was time to clean everything up. On Friday we had four shows, on Saturday and Sunday just three. Each dresser had two models, and our job was to help the models put the clothes on so they could quickly go back to the runway. My role as a dresser was nevertheless really easy, as one of my models had only three outfits and the other had four, so I really didn't have to rush at all. Some dressers had models which both had almost ten outfits, that had to be put on super quickly with jewelry and everything and many dressers said that they always had something to do through the whole show. So I personally didn't get to experience the hecticness of a fashion show but I did get to see it very closely. I also got to go in front of the audience after every show when we gave Fazer licorice to the people watching the show. Personally I didn't have time nor enough energy to wander around the trade fair that much, but I did walk through it quickly in half an hour on Saturday. I didn't do a lot of shopping either, only some tea and a foundation brush.

All in all it was a very nice but also exhausting weekend. Even though I didn't have that much to dress during the shows, I still was really tired in the evenings and ready to go to bed already before 9pm. As a memory I got a few cuts to my finger, a couple of safety pins and a good feeling. Last weekend definitely helped me to understand that this really is the industry I want to work in!

// A few years ago I used almost solely BB and CC creams. And I didn't even use them because I especially liked them, I only used them because they we're new and "in"! At some point I realized that why on earth am I using these, if I don't even actually like them? So I put the BB and CC creams aside and returned back to foundations. Although when BB and CC cream had their breakthrough my skin was in such a bad condition that those light creams could never have covered all that I wanted to cover.

A couple of weeks ago I went to Akvamariini Porter Novelli bloggers' week and there I got this Nivea BB cream to try. I was interested to find out whether this would be the BB cream I'd actually like. Also nowadays my skin is looking so much better, that a BB cream could actually cover everything needed. And this turned out to be a good product for those "good skin days" or the days I just want a little bit lighter base for my make up. Nivea BB-Cream evens and covers lightly, as well as moisturizes and protects from the sun with SPF 10. And a big plus for effectively hiding my pores! I still resort to my foundation most of the time, as this isn't enough to hide my at times very red skin but I can anyway say that this is a BB cream I actually like! In the future, Nivea BB-Cream 5in1 Beautifying Moisturizer will surely be used on the days I want just a light cover for my skin.

// A couple of weeks ago I wanted to try how furry jacket would work in a more casual outfit, and decided to combine it with blue jeans, grey t-shirt and sneakers. And in my opinion it works quite well! Otherwise very basic outfit looks instantly more interesting with a fuzzy jacket and other snazzy elements are not needed. I contemplated for long if I really could wear a jacket like this on an ordinary Tuesday. Now I'm happy that I dared to do that because I felt really good in this outfit!

This Autumn I've felt more inspired than ever when it comes to clothes and fashion and I've often planned different outfits in my head. Now when most of my time is spent in work clothes or loungewear, I really like to think precisely what I put on when I actually go somewhere. Autumn has always been the most inspiring time for me but this year it has somehow emphasized. Of course I'm sure that school affects too, as now I follow fashion and trends maybe a bit more than before. Along with this inspiration I've also been cleaning my closet and thrown a lot of clothes away to take to a flea market. I had many only a few times worn clothes, that had been lying unused in my closet in the best (or the worst) case for over a year, and now I finally decided to get rid of them. Now I just have to actually sell the clothes so I get a little bit of extra money for example for a new pair of winter shoes ;)

// Today it's been exactly two years since I published my first post on this blog. I've been blogging here on Pinja K for 24 months, but I had a couple of blogs before this one. I started my first blog already in primary school but I don't remember almost anything about that. There is one outfit picture taken through a mirror that I remember though: denim leggings, a green basic tank top and a white bolero. Oh my, I don't know whether I should cry or laugh but I really though that that outfit looked so good back then! :D In January 2013 my friend Pilvi and I started a blog called Mastering the Art of Living, where we posted for a few months until we both decided to start our own blogs. I started this Pinja K -blog, which now has over 300 posts.

A lot has happened during these two years but my blog has stayed as a dear hobby all this time. During these last two years I've grown and matured mentally so much but somehow deep down I still feel like the same 17-year-old high school student that I was back in October 2013. I also think that the content of my blog has evolved quite a bit since the beginning! Now I put a lot more effort into my posts, both pictures and text, and I hope that also comes across to the other side of the screen :) Of course my skills in photography and writing have gotten better but I still have a lot to learn and in the future I want to keep improving both!

Blogging has also taught me to be more organized and about better time management. Despite school, matriculation examination and work, I've been able to keep up with the schedule that suits for me, posting every other day. When you plan your time wisely, you'll be able to do all the primary tasks as well as put time into your dear hobby.

I'm sure blogging will be an important part of my life in the future too, and I hope that you will stay with me on this journey! :)